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Remembering the Gulf Hotel fire 80 years later
Posted on · The deadliest single fire in Houston history took place on Sept. 7, 1943.
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How Hurricane Harvey taught a Houston ex-pat to appreciate his hometown
Posted on · Writer Micah Fields talks about his book, "We Hold Our Breath: A Journey to Texas Between Storms," which is part memoir and part history of his hometown.
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What Westheimer Road can tell us about Houston — for better or worse
Posted on · Houston native Arman Badrei discusses the love letter he wrote to the 19-mile Houston thoroughfare for Texas Monthly called “What Westheimer Means to Me.”
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Fact checking claims about the energy grid, and using sports to generate positive PR (July 21, 2022)
Posted on · On Thursday's show: Politicians are pointing fingers at different entities about concerns regarding energy supply. But how true are those claims? Then we discuss the concept of sportswashing. And we reflect on how air conditioning shaped our city's growth and development.
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Funding for flood mitigation, the week in politics, and making workplaces more accessible (Feb. 16, 2022)
Posted on · On Wednesday's show: Why Mayor Sylvester Turner and other city officials showed up for public comment at an H-GAC board meeting, the week in politics, and making workplaces more accessible for the disabled.
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Will Lawsuits Against ERCOT Succeed? (Feb. 23, 2021)
Posted on · On Tuesday's show: State lawmakers take up the governor’s emergency item on ERCOT reform, lawyers try to sue the energy grid operator over last week’s power outage, and Houston City Councilman Edward Pollard answers listener questions.
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Vanished Houston Landmarks (Nov. 30, 2020)
Posted on · Author Mark Lardas discusses his book, Vanished Houston Landmarks, which focuses on – like it sounds – some locations key to local history that we've torn down.
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Wednesday’s Show: Renters In Crisis, The Week In Politics, And A History Lover’s Guide To Houston (April 29, 2020)
Posted on · On Wednesday's Houston Matters: Renters in crisis, our weekly political roundup, how the pandemic might advance the use of automation and robotics, and A History Lover’s Guide to Houston.
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5 Vanished, Lesser-Known Houston Landmarks
Posted on · We all know about AstroWorld and the Shamrock Hotel. But what about the former blimp base or the first home of NASA?
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Wednesday’s Show: Wage Inequity For Minority Women, And Vanished Houston Landmarks (Feb. 19, 2020)
Posted on · On Wednesday's Houston Matters: The wage gap for minority women in Texas, the week in politics, how to leave work at work, and vanished Houston landmarks.
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WATCH: Explore Downtown Houston Tunnel System | Mockingbird and Armadillo
Posted on · Join us... underground!
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History Tour Highlights Contributions Of Houston’s Sicilian Immigrants
Posted on · We learn about the contributions of Sicilian immigrants to Houston history and culture.
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Conference Focuses on Influential Women from Houston’s History
Posted on · From Charlotte Allen, to Mary Levy, and from Phyllis Frye to Annise Parker, Houston History Alliance tells the stories of influential and unsung women from the city’s past.
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Full Show: Kavanaugh Vote and the Election, and Women In Houston History (Oct. 5, 2018)
Posted on · On Friday's Houston Matters: We discuss what possible impact Brett Kavanaugh's nomination could have on the November election. We learn about influential women in Houston history. We break down The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week's news. And we learn about a book chronicling Houston’s rap scene.
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Houston Bound: How Migration Changed Notions Of Race In The Bayou City
Posted on · Houston native Dr. Tyina Steptoe writes about how migration to Houston before World War II made the city culturally unique. Her book is called Houston Bound: Culture and Color in a Jim Crow City.